Education in America:

Today's New York Times editorializes that the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act needs to be strengthened, stating that "If all of the nation’s children are to get the education they deserve, Congress needs to strengthen the No Child Left Behind law." But public education in this country has never been about children getting "the education they deserve." Our public education exists in order to provide employers with an educated/trained workforce. Educational improvements will come about when employers demand that they be implemented. So far, only the technology industry has been raising complaints, and as long as they can find the educated workforce they need overseas, changes in this country will come about like the flow of molasses. Currently, the global economy and the de facto implementation of English as everyone's second language have more to say about the state of education in this country than any well meaning laws the federal government makes.